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Traduzione e definizione
to stroke (an animal): accarezzare (un animale)
Bobby, stop stroking the cat, you are getting fur all over your school jumper. You can caress it later. Bobby, smettila di accarezzare il gatto, stai mettendo peli dappertutto sul tuo maglione da scuola. Puoi accarezzarlo dopo.
a stroke: un colpo, un ictus
Pronunciation examples
UK: I spend my evenings stroking a little grey cat.
US: There will be no presents this year because Santa Claus has had a stroke.
Esempi
- "He needs a comforting hand to stroke him."
- "Smithson argues that stress starts to pose serious threats such as permanent damage to brain cells (which has linked high stress levels to alzheimer's disease and strokes) and high blood pressure (the link between stress and heart attacks) only when the stress is allowed to build up over a long period of time."
Esercizio 1
"An earthquake struck...last night."
From the list below, select the sentences that use the term "struck" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
From the list below, select the sentences that use the term "struck" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
"An earthquake struck...last night."
From the list below, select the sentences that use the term "struck" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
From the list below, select the sentences that use the term "struck" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
This sentence uses the term "struck" correctly. In this context, the verb "to strike" means to come into contact (with something) with great force. If a "ship" strikes a rock, it crashes into it or collides with it. "To strike" is an irregular verb: strike/struck/struck.
This sentence uses the term "struck" correctly. "Struck" is the simple past of the verb "to strike", which generally describes the act of "hitting" or "physical contact". Here the verb is used figuratively. When a clock "strikes twelve", the hands of the clock have "reached" or "arrived at" the number twelve. Many old clocks sound or ring (twelve times in this case) to indicate the time. Many churches have bells which sound on the hour, when the clock strikes 12, etc. "To strike" is an irregular verb: strike/struck/struck.
This sentence uses the term "struck" correctly. "Struck" is the simple past of the verb "to strike", which generally describes the act of "hitting" or "physical contact". Here the verb is used figuratively. If news "strikes (someone) as strange", then the news "seems" strange, or it is curious. Other variations of this idiom: it strikes me as odd, it strikes me that..., this news is striking.
This sentence uses the term "struck" correctly, in the same way that it is used in the broadcast. "Struck" is the past participle of the verb "to strike", which generally describes the act of "hitting" or "physical contact". To be "struck" by lightning means to be "hit" by it. Here the verb is used in the passive voice. Did you know that nearly 2000 people throughout the world are hit by lightning every year? "To strike" is an irregular verb: strike/struck/struck.
"Struck" cannot be used as a noun. It is the past participle form of the verb "to strike". Do not confuse "struck" with the noun "a stroke", which describes a blockage of blood and oxygen to the brain, often causing paralysis.
This sentence uses the term "struck" incorrectly. Do not confuse "struck", a form of the verb "to strike", with the verb "to stroke", which can describe "caressing" or "touching something gently". Cats aren't happy when you hit them.
Esercizio 2
Fill in the blanks below with useful vocabulary from the article!
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
Fill in the blanks below with useful vocabulary from the article!
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite moderate 1 political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to stimulate 2 muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a stroke 3 last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite moderate 1 political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to stimulate 2 muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a stroke 3 last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
1 moderate: This is the right answer. "Moderate" is synonymous with "average", "intermediate" or "mild" and is right in this context. Example: "It's best for your health to eat only moderate levels of salt".
2 stimulate: To "stimulate" means to "activate", to "encourage", or to "prompt". This is the right answer! Here's another example: "I'm going to stimulate the flow of blood around your body by giving you a massage".
3 stroke: This is the correct answer. A "stroke" is a serious medical condition that occurs after a brain trauma. One side of the body stops moving and it takes a long time to recover. Example: "Our hospital looks after stroke victims".
Esercizio 3
Conjugate the following verbs in the appropriate tense.
Some verbs require the active voice and some require the passive voice.
I was walking in the street yesterday when I saw something amazing. Outside my office, a woman by a television reporter. They were on the sidewalk, next to a busy street. While the woman , a parked car behind her by a large truck. The car and the truck up into the air by the force of the explosion.
Some verbs require the active voice and some require the passive voice.
I was walking in the street yesterday when I saw something amazing. Outside my office, a woman by a television reporter. They were on the sidewalk, next to a busy street. While the woman , a parked car behind her by a large truck. The car and the truck up into the air by the force of the explosion.
Conjugate the following verbs in the appropriate tense.
Some verbs require the active voice and some require the passive voice.
I was walking in the street yesterday when I saw something amazing. Outside my office, a woman [not done] was being interviewed 1 by a television reporter. They were on the sidewalk, next to a busy street. While the woman [not done] was being filmed 2, a parked car behind her [not done] was struck 3 by a large truck. The car [not done] exploded 4 and the truck [not done] was lifted 5 up into the air by the force of the explosion.
Some verbs require the active voice and some require the passive voice.
I was walking in the street yesterday when I saw something amazing. Outside my office, a woman [not done] was being interviewed 1 by a television reporter. They were on the sidewalk, next to a busy street. While the woman [not done] was being filmed 2, a parked car behind her [not done] was struck 3 by a large truck. The car [not done] exploded 4 and the truck [not done] was lifted 5 up into the air by the force of the explosion.
1 was being interviewed: The passive past progressive tense is used to indicate that the subject (the woman) was receiving a progressive action (being interviewed) when another action or event occurred (the car exploded). Example: The old man was being helped across the street when the light changed. We form the passive past progressive tense here by conjugating the auxiliary verb 'to be' in the past tense (was) + 'being' + the past participle of the main verb 'to interview' (interviewed).
2 was being filmed: The passive progressive tense is used to indicate that the subject (the woman) was receiving a progressive action (being filmed) when another action or event occurred (the car exploded). Example: The old man was being helped across the street when the light changed. We form the passive past progressive tense here by conjugating the auxiliary verb 'to be' in the past tense (was) + 'being' + the past participle of the main verb 'to film' (filmed).
3 was struck: The passive past tense is used to indicate that the subject (a parked car) received the action (being hit by a truck). We form the passive past tense here by conjugating the auxiliary verb 'to be' in the past tense (was) + the past participle of the main verb 'to strike' (struck). Example: The old man was helped across the street. 'To strike' is an irregular verb: strike / struck / struck (or 'stricken').
4 exploded: The past tense is used to indicate an action or event that began and ended in the past. Example: The old man helped the child. We form the past tense here by adding '-ed' to the main verb 'to explode' (exploded). The car 'exploded' as a result of being hit by a large truck.
5 was lifted: The passive simple past tense is used here to indicate that the subject (the truck) received an action that began and ended in the past (being lifted into the air). We form the passive past tense here by conjugating the auxiliary verb 'to be' in the past tense (was) + the past participle of the main verb 'to lift' (lifted). Example: The old man was helped across the street.
Esercizio 4
Edward Moon needs some help completing his version of the Delavigne Christmas card. Put down that glass of egg nog and give him a hand with some helpful holiday expressions!
Dear valued associate,
Here at Delavigne, we believe the holidays are all about counting our . We are privileged to have clients like you, and we thank you for your loyalty and custom this year and we look forward to working hand in with you again in 2016.
Until then, let’s get back to the spirit of the season and get drunk as , our faces with food, and of course, putting our family! ;)
Happy
Edward Moon, on behalf of the Delavigne family
Dear valued associate,
Here at Delavigne, we believe the holidays are all about counting our . We are privileged to have clients like you, and we thank you for your loyalty and custom this year and we look forward to working hand in with you again in 2016.
Until then, let’s get back to the spirit of the season and get drunk as , our faces with food, and of course, putting our family! ;)
Happy
Edward Moon, on behalf of the Delavigne family
Edward Moon needs some help completing his version of the Delavigne Christmas card. Put down that glass of egg nog and give him a hand with some helpful holiday expressions!
Dear valued associate,
Here at Delavigne, we believe the holidays are all about counting our blessings 1. We are privileged to have clients like you, and we thank you for your loyalty and custom this year and we look forward to working hand in glove 2 with you again in 2016.
Until then, let’s get back to the spirit of the season and get drunk as skunks 3, stuff 4 our faces with food, and of course, putting up with 5 our family! ;)
Happy Holidays! 6
Edward Moon, on behalf of the Delavigne family
Dear valued associate,
Here at Delavigne, we believe the holidays are all about counting our blessings 1. We are privileged to have clients like you, and we thank you for your loyalty and custom this year and we look forward to working hand in glove 2 with you again in 2016.
Until then, let’s get back to the spirit of the season and get drunk as skunks 3, stuff 4 our faces with food, and of course, putting up with 5 our family! ;)
Happy Holidays! 6
Edward Moon, on behalf of the Delavigne family
1 blessings: "To count (one's) blessings" means "to realize or appreciate one's good fortune" or "to think about the good things in one's life". It's a typical theme at Christmas time to think positive thoughts and stop being unhappy about the bad things, so sit back, help yourself to more alcohol and try and be positive, 2015 wasn't all that bad!
1 blisters: This isn't the idiom we are looking for. A "blister" is an inflammation, usually caused by a burn or friction. Example: "These new shoes have caused a blister on the back of my foot."
1 blizzards: This isn't the idiom we are looking for. A "blizzard" is a heavy snowstorm. It doesn't make sense to count them here, we're not meteorologists.
1 chickens: This isn't the idiom we are looking for. "Counting chickens" sounds like something one might do while trying to get to sleep. We can on the other "count our chickens before they're hatched".
2 glove: The idiom "to work hand in glove (with someone)" means "to work closely with them". Edward is expressing the desire to continue Delavigne's close business relationships in the next year. Pretty savvy business language from an untrained intern. Note that we also say "hand in hand".
2 fist: "Hand in fist" is not a valid idiom. "Hand over fist" means "very rapidly". Example: "It was a busy day in the shop. We took in money hand over fist."
2 pants: "Hand in pants" sounds fun. We should try that at some point.
2 bag: "Hand in bag" is not a real idiom. Not in English in any case.
3 skunks: "(To be) drunk as a skunk" is to be very drunk, or intoxicated after drinking alcohol. It's Christmas Day and we're drunk as a skunks right now. A "skunk" is a black and white mammal that smells bad. It doesn't drink as far as I know.
3 dunks: This makes no sense. "Dunking" a basketball is to force it into the basket, often from a short distance.
3 punks: Drunk as punks? This kind of makes sense, only apparently punks preferred to sniff glue.
4 stuff: "To stuff one's face" means to eat a lot of food and drink. It's what you do at Christmas time. What else can we stuff? Toys, animals, tomatoes, your bag before going on holiday, loads of things.
4 stretch: "To stretch one's face" isn't an idiom, it's what might happen to you during a poor plastic surgery operation.
4 stroke: "To stroke" means "to caress", often to animals, or in a loving manner. Edward is not inviting the Delavigne clients to caress their faces with food, that would be too weird.
5 up with: The phrasal verb "to put up with" means "to tolerate". It's something you might need to know while staying with your family or your in-laws over the Christmas season. Example: "She couldn't put up with her husband any longer, so she left him."
5 out for: This is not the phrasal verb we're looking for. "To put yourself out for somebody/something" means "to make a special effort for them". Example: "I'm glad you put yourself out to impress me with your cooking skills."
5 away: "To put someone away" is to dispose of them or "to kill them". We don't know how Edward feels about his family, but we don't think he's inviting the Delavigne clients to murder their own families. Or is he?
6 Holidays!: "Happy Holidays!" is a common seasonal greeting, usually said during the holidays of certain religious faiths at the end of the year: Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. We might also say "Seasons Greetings" and for those who are really brave: "Merry Christmas".
6 Feasts!: A "feast" is a very large meal. Unfortunately this doesn't have its own Christmas greeting, even though along with the presents it's the best thing about Christmas.
6 Returns!: "Many Happy Returns" is what we say when wishing someone a "Happy Birthday".
6 Days!: "Happy Days" is an old American TV show starring "Fonzie" in a leather jacket and two thumbs up.
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